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- the present invention relates to the field of microphone technology, and more specifically, to a packaged MEMS microphone and a method for manufacturing the same.
- the silicon based MEMS (Microelectromechanical System) microphones are playing a more and more important role in the hearing instrument, mobile communication system, digital camera, video camera and toy industry.
- a silicon based MEMS microphone chip needs to be packaged before it can be tested, shipped and utilized.
- US Patent 6,781,231 disclosed a typical MEMS package as shown in Fig. 1, which comprises surface mountable components 12 (e.g., a silicon based MEMS microphone chip, integrated circuits), substrate 14, and a cover 20, wherein the combination of the substrate 14 and the cover 20 forms a housing 22 in which the surface mountable components 12 are located and electrically connected.
- the present invention suggests a fully wafer-level-packaging technique for packaging a silicon based MEMS microphone.
- US Patent 8,368,153 discloses a wafer level package of MEMS microphone, as shown in Fig. 2, and manufacturing method thereof.
- the US patent application only discloses a chip structure of an MEMS microphone and a wafer process flow for manufacturing the same, the structure is actually not a packaged MEMS microphone which is surface mountable, and still requires traditional acoustic packaging after wafer process. Therefore, a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone, which is fully packaged at wafer level and does not need any further process after die singulation, and a method for manufacturing the same are still not applicable.
- the present invention provides a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone and a method for manufacturing the same with an objective of improving cost-effectiveness, performance consistency, manufacturability, quality, scaling capability of the packaged MEMS microphone.
- a method for manufacturing a fully wafer- level-packaged MEMS microphone comprising: separately manufacturing a first packaging wafer, an MEMS microphone wafer and a second packaging wafer, wherein the first packaging wafer comprises a plurality of first packaging units, the second packaging wafer comprises a plurality of second packaging units, and the MEMS microphone wafer comprises a plurality of MEMS microphone units, each of which comprises a silicon substrate formed with a back hole therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate and aligned with the back hole, and wherein the first packaging units and/or the second packaging units and/or the MEMS microphone units comprise ASICs, and the first packaging units or the second packaging units also comprise acoustic ports; performing wafer-to-wafer bonding for the MEMS microphone wafer and the first packaging wafer and for the second packaging wafer and the MEMS microphone wafer, such that the first packaging units, the MEMS microphone units and the second packaging units are
- the acoustic sensing part may at least includes: a compliant diaphragm; a perforated backplate; and an air gap formed between the diaphragm and the backplate, wherein the diaphragm and the backplate are used to form electrode plates of a variable condenser.
- the wafer-to-wafer bonding may be realized by any of metal-metal bonding, metal eutectic bonding, soldering, and conductive adhesive bonding.
- the first packaging unit may comprise the ASICs and an acoustic port
- the second packaging unit may comprise a cavity
- the back hole in the MEMS microphone unit and the cavity may be merged to form a back chamber
- the surface mountable pads may be formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit.
- the acoustic sensing part may include a perforated backplate supported on the silicon substrate and a compliant diaphragm supported on the backplate with an air gap sandwiched inbetween, and dimples may be formed on the inner side of the first packaging unit to protect the diaphragm from sticking thereto.
- the first packaging unit may comprise an acoustic port
- the second packaging unit may comprise the ASICs
- the surface mountable pads may be formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit.
- the acoustic sensing part may include a perforated backplate supported on the silicon substrate and a compliant diaphragm supported on the backplate with an air gap sandwiched inbetween, and dimples may be formed on the inner side of the first packaging unit to protect the diaphragm from sticking thereto.
- a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone comprising: a first packaging unit; an MEMS microphone unit, comprising a silicon substrate formed with a back hole therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate and aligned with the back hole; and a second packaging unit, wherein the first packaging unit and/or the second packaging unit and/or the MEMS microphone unit comprise ASICs, and the first packaging unit or the second packaging unit also comprises an acoustic port, wherein the first packaging unit, the MEMS microphone unit and the second packaging unit are aligned, the MEMS microphone unit is bonded to the first packaging unit and the second packaging unit is bonded to the MEMS microphone unit, and wherein the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs and surface mountable pads formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit and/or the outer side of the second packaging unit are realized by interconnection wires or conductive pads or through- silicon- vias or the combination thereof
- a method for manufacturing a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone comprising: separately manufacturing a first packaging wafer, an MEMS microphone wafer, wherein the first packaging wafer comprises a plurality of first packaging units, and the MEMS microphone wafer comprises a plurality of MEMS microphone units, each of which comprises a silicon substrate formed with a back hole therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate and aligned with the back hole, and wherein the first packaging units and/or the MEMS microphone units comprise ASICs; performing wafer-to- wafer bonding for the MEMS microphone wafer and the first packaging wafer with the back hole side of the MEMS microphone wafer being away from the first packaging wafer, such that the first packaging units and the MEMS microphone units are correspondingly aligned to form a plurality of fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone units, in each of which the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs
- the acoustic sensing part and the ASICs may be integrally formed on the MEMS microphone unit, and the surface mountable pads may be formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit.
- the first packaging unit may comprise a cavity.
- a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone comprising: an MEMS microphone unit, comprising a silicon substrate formed with a back hole therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate and aligned with the back hole; and a first packaging unit, wherein the MEMS microphone unit and/or the first packaging unit comprise ASICs, wherein the MEMS microphone unit and the first packaging unit are aligned, the MEMS microphone unit is bonded to the first packaging unit with the back hole side of the MEMS microphone unit being away from the first packaging unit, and wherein the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs and surface mountable pads formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit are realized by interconnection wires or conductive pads or through- silicon- vias or the combination thereof.
- the method for manufacturing the fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone according to the present invention is totally compatible with CMOS MEMS process flow, thus it can guarantee better manufacturability, quality and mass production, and reduce the risk of particle and organic contaminations.
- the method adopts a parallel multi-wafer process followed by wafer-bonding, thus, minimum yield loss can be ensured due to optimized process flows on different wafers, better performance matching from part to part can be easily achieved, and mechanical robustness can be enhanced by wafer bonding instead of wire bonding. Since a batch of fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphones according to the present invention are manufactured in a same process, the performance consistency and the yield thereof can be highly guaranteed.
- the fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphones according to the present invention are fully packaged at wafer level and do not need any further process after die singulation, thus they are cost effective, that is, the total fabrication cost thereof can be much reduced, particularly for small package size, e.g. 6 mm or less. Furthermore, the fully wafer- level-packaged MEMS microphones according to the present invention can easily shrink in package size and can fully comply with state-of-the-art customer package specifications.
- Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of an MEMS system package in the prior art
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a wafer level package of MEMS microphone in the prior art
- Fig. 3a through 3c are cross- sectional views showing a method for manufacturing a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the structures of the first packaging unit, the MEMS microphone unit and the second packaging unit of Fig. 3a;
- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the fully wafer-level- packaged MEMS microphone according to an embodiment of the present invention
- Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the fully wafer-level- packaged MEMS microphone according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 7a through 7c are cross- sectional views showing a method for manufacturing a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the fully wafer-level- packaged MEMS microphone according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3a through 3c are cross- sectional views showing a method for manufacturing a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 3a through 3c, the method comprises following steps.
- first packaging wafer 1 comprises a plurality of first packaging units 10
- second packaging wafer 2 comprises a plurality of second packaging units 20
- MEMS microphone wafer 3 comprises a plurality of MEMS microphone units 30.
- Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the structures of the first packaging unit, the MEMS microphone unit and the second packaging unit of Fig. 3a.
- each of the MEMS microphone units 30, which is disposed upside down in the figures may comprise a silicon substrate 301 formed with a back hole 302 therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate 301 and aligned with the back hole 302.
- the acoustic sensing part may receive an external acoustic signal and transform the received acoustic signal into an electrical signal, and preferably may at least include: a compliant diaphragm 303; a perforated backplate 304; and an air gap 305 formed between the diaphragm 303 and the backplate 304, wherein the diaphragm 303 and the backplate 304 are used to form electrode plates of a variable condenser.
- An example of the acoustic sensing part is described in details, for example, in the international application No. PCT/CN2010/075514, and detailed description thereof will be omitted herein.
- the acoustic sensing part includes a perforated backplate 304 supported on the silicon substrate 301 and a compliant diaphragm 303 supported on the backplate 304 with an air gap 305 sandwiched in between, however, the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the acoustic sensing part may includes a compliant diaphragm 303 supported on the silicon substrate 301 and a perforated backplate 304 supported on the diaphragm 303 with an air gap 305 sandwiched in between.
- the first packaging unit 10 may comprise the ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) 101 and an acoustic port 102.
- the ASICs 101 may process the electrical signal output by the acoustic sensing part and perform other functions.
- the acoustic port 102 allows the external acoustic wave reach the acoustic sensing part from the one side thereof.
- the second packaging unit 20 may comprise a cavity 201, and the surface mountable pads 401 are formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit 10.
- dimples 103 may be formed on the inner side of the first packaging unit 10 to protect the diaphragm 303 from sticking thereto, as described later on.
- the present invention is not limited thereto.
- the ASICs can located on any one or two of the first packaging unit, the second packaging unit, and the MEMS microphone unit, or located on three of them according to device design and performance matching consideration.
- the acoustic port can dwelt on either the first packaging unit or the second packaging unit according to the structure and orientation of the acoustic sensing part.
- the surface mountable pads may be formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit and/or the outer side of the second packaging unit for sake of convenient electrical connections.
- the first packaging unit may comprise an acoustic port
- the second packaging unit may comprise the ASICs
- the surface mountable pads may be formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit.
- the acoustic sensing part may include a perforated backplate supported on the silicon substrate and a compliant diaphragm supported on the backplate with an air gap sandwiched in between, and dimples may be formed on the inner side of the first packaging unit to protect the diaphragm from sticking thereto.
- the MEMS microphone wafer 3 and the second packaging wafer 2 are manufactured separately, perform wafer-to- wafer bonding for the MEMS microphone wafer 3 and the first packaging wafer 1 and for the second packaging wafer 2 and the MEMS microphone wafer 3, such that the first packaging units 10, the MEMS microphone units 30 and the second packaging units 20 are correspondingly aligned to form a plurality of fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone units 50.
- the wafer-to-wafer bonding may be realized by any of metal-metal bonding (e.g. Au-Au, Al-Al or Cu-Cu bonding, etc), metal eutectic bonding (e.g.
- the MEMS microphone units 30 and the second packaging units 20 can be made of metal, solders, or conductive adhesives.
- the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs 101 and surface mountable pads 401 may be realized by interconnection wires 403 or conductive pads 404 or through-silicon-vias 405 or the combination thereof. Bonding rings 402 may or may not be involved in the electrical connections.
- a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone manufactured by the method of the present invention may comprise: a first packaging unit; an MEMS microphone unit, comprising a silicon substrate formed with a back hole therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate and aligned with the back hole, and a second packaging unit, wherein the first packaging unit and/or the second packaging unit and/or the MEMS microphone unit comprise ASICs, and the first packaging unit or the second packaging unit also comprises an acoustic port, wherein the first packaging unit, the MEMS microphone unit and the second packaging unit are aligned, the MEMS microphone unit is bonded to the first packaging unit and the second packaging unit is bonded to the MEMS microphone unit, and wherein the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs and surface mountable pads formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit and/or the outer side of the second packaging unit are realized by interconnection wires or conductive pads or through- silicon- vias or the combination thereof.
- the acoustic sensing part may at least include: a compliant diaphragm; a perforated backplate; and an air gap formed between the diaphragm and the backplate, wherein the diaphragm and the backplate are used to form electrode plates of a variable condenser.
- Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the fully wafer-level- packaged MEMS microphone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the first packaging unit 10 comprises the ASICs 101 and an acoustic port 102
- the second packaging unit 20 comprises a cavity 201
- the back hole 302 in the MEMS microphone unit 30 and the cavity 201 are merged to form a back chamber
- the surface mountable pads 401 are formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit 10.
- the MEMS microphone unit 30 and the first packaging unit 10 as well as the second packaging unit 20 and the MEMS microphone unit 30 are bonded by bonding rings 402.
- the acoustic sensing part includes a perforated backplate 304 supported on the silicon substrate 301 and a compliant diaphragm 303 supported on the backplate 304 with an air gap 305 sandwiched in between. Furthermore, dimples 103 are formed on the inner side of the first packaging unit 10 to protect the diaphragm 303 from sticking thereto.
- the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs 101 and surface mountable pads 401 are realized by interconnection wires 403 or conductive pads 404 or through-silicon-vias 405 or the combination thereof.
- Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the fully wafer-level- packaged MEMS microphone according to another embodiment of the present invention.
- the first packaging unit 10' comprises an acoustic port 102
- the second packaging unit 20' comprises the ASICs 101
- the surface mountable pads 401 are formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit 10' .
- the MEMS microphone unit 30' and the first packaging unit 10' as well as the second packaging unit 20' and the MEMS microphone unit 30' are bonded by bonding rings 402.
- the acoustic sensing part includes a perforated backplate 304 supported on the silicon substrate 301 and a compliant diaphragm 303 supported on the backplate 304 with an air gap 305 sandwiched in between.
- dimples 103 are formed on the inner side of the first packaging unit 10' to protect the diaphragm 303 from sticking thereto.
- the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs 101 and surface mountable pads 401 are realized by interconnection wires 403 or conductive pads 404 or through-silicon-vias 405 or the combination thereof.
- FIG. 7a through 7c are cross- sectional views showing a method for manufacturing a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone according to another embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 7a through 7c, the method comprises following steps.
- Fig. 7a separately manufacture a first packaging wafer , an MEMS microphone wafer 3', wherein the first packaging wafer comprises a plurality of first packaging units 10", and the MEMS microphone wafer 3' comprises a plurality of MEMS microphone units 30".
- Each of the MEMS microphone units 30 which is disposed upside down in Fig. 7a, may comprises a silicon substrate formed with a back hole therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate and aligned with the back hole, as described above.
- the MEMS microphone unit 30" comprises ASICs 101, which are integrated with the acoustic sensing part on the MEMS microphone unit 30'.
- ASICs can be located on the first packaging units and/or the MEMS microphone units.
- the surface mountable pads 401 are formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit 10" .
- the first packaging unit 10" may comprises a cavity.
- Fig. 7b after the first packaging wafer and the MEMS microphone wafer 3' are manufactured separately, perform wafer- to- wafer bonding for the MEMS microphone wafer 3' and the first packaging wafer with the back hole side of the MEMS microphone wafer 3' being away from the first packaging wafer (i.e. the back hole is on the top, and the acoustic sensing part is closed to the first packaging wafer ), such that the first packaging units and the MEMS microphone units 3' are correspondingly aligned to form a plurality of fully wafer- level -packaged MEMS microphone units 50' ' .
- the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs and surface mountable pads formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit are realized by interconnection wires or conductive pads or through-silicon-vias or the combination thereof.
- Fig. 7c after the wafer-to-wafer bonding step, singulate the fully wafer- level -packaged MEMS microphone units 50' ' to form a plurality of fully wafer-level- packaged MEMS microphones 100" .
- the fully wafer- level-packaged MEMS microphones 100" are ready for testing or shipping, and do not need any further process for final utilization.
- Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the fully wafer-level- packaged MEMS microphone according to still another embodiment of the present invention.
- a fully wafer-level-packaged MEMS microphone 100" may comprise: a first packaging unit 10" ; and an MEMS microphone unit 30" comprising a silicon substrate 301 formed with a back hole 302 therein and an acoustic sensing part supported on the silicon substrate 301 and aligned with the back hole 302.
- the acoustic sensing part may include: a compliant diaphragm 303; a perforated backplate 304; and an air gap 305 formed in between, the diaphragm 303 and the backplate 304 are used to form electrode plates of a variable condenser.
- the acoustic sensing part and the ASICs 101 are integrally formed on the MEMS microphone unit 30", however, the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the ASICs 101 may located on the MEMS microphone unit and/or the first packaging unit according to device design.
- the MEMS microphone unit 30" and the first packaging unit 10" are aligned, the MEMS microphone unit 30" is bonded to the first packaging unit 10" through the bonding rings 402 with the back hole side of the MEMS microphone unit 30" being away from the first packaging unit 10", that is, the back hole 302 of the MEMS microphone unit 30" is on the top, and the acoustic sensing part is closed to the first packaging unit 10".
- the electrical connections among the acoustic sensing part, the ASICs 101 and surface mountable pads 401 formed on the outer side of the first packaging unit 10" are realized by interconnection wires 403 or conductive pads 404 or through-silicon-vias 405 or the combination thereof.
- a cavity 104 and dimples 103 may be formed on the first packaging unit 10" to improve the acoustic performance and the robustness of the microphone 100" .
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